Bailee Madison is set to join a new generation of Little Liars after being cast in HBO Max’s new Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin. The latest Pretty Little Liars spinoff was given a straight-to-series order in September of 2020 and is loosely based on the parent series, which concluded in 2017. Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin exists in the same universe as the original series, but in a blue-collar town far from Rosewood with a new cast and a new revenge-seeking assailant. The series follows another group of young girls, this time paying for the sins committed by their parents twenty years prior.
Variety announced that Bailee Madison will be joining the cast of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin as a Little Liar named Imogen, a character described as both a final girl and a true survivor. Imogen will lead her friends in uncovering their mutual tormentor, “A” while fighting for her life. Original Sin is set to be a darker iteration of the original series, tinged with horror and plenty of drama.
The series was announced this past September with a video message from “A” posted on the official Pretty Little Liars social media. However, the spinoff is not the first for the series. The first spinoff, Ravenswood, was cancelled after one season and the second spinoff, The Perfectionists, also didn’t make it past the first year. Both of the prior spinoffs attempted to take characters from the original series, putting them in new locations with new problems. Yet, despite the fact that a full cast list for Original Sin has yet to be announced, it seems as though the series might be different enough to appeal to a new audience. Hopefully, Madison’s name will be recognizable enough from her previous work in The Fosters and Good Witch to bring fans back to the Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin universe for a new round of mystery and secret keeping.
Source: Variety